Manipulative

In the desolate town of Ravenswood, journalist Lucas arrives to debunk its supernatural myths but stumbles upon a cursed history hidden in the shadows. As he digs deeper, he discovers a cycle of disappearances and dark rituals plaguing the town every decade. Guided by an unseen force, Lucas ventures into the ancient forest, revealing eerie symbols and a malevolent presence. The forgotten souls of Ravenswood, trapped between the living and the dead, implore him to unearth the truth. Haunted by memories of a forgotten past, Lucas faces a spectral figure revealing a pact made by desperate townsfolk centuries ago. To break the curse, he must confront an ancient entity lurking in the heart of the forest—a force that hungers for the suffering of Ravenswood. As Lucas navigates the ethereal landscape and confronts the colossal entity, the town's forgotten souls bear witness to a final reckoning. The malevolence that bound Ravenswood for centuries must be confronted, and Lucas holds the key to severing the town's ties to the cursed realm. In a surreal confrontation with the entity, Lucas must grapple with his own past and make a choice that will either free Ravenswood from its haunted history or condemn it to an eternity of darkness. The shadows of the forgotten demand justice, and Lucas is the reluctant harbinger of their long-awaited reckoning.

Ferdinand Johansson suddenly had a tragic accident and had to be declared dead unilaterally. His sudden death caused his family's business empire to collapse because Andie, his cousin, did not want to take responsibility for choosing to live a life of luxury with the women he hired. What will happen to Ferdinand in the future?

Gossip about Benjamin Frost, a husband and son-in-law deemed useless, has become the talk of Regal Hill. He resided in his wife's family home, taking on the role of a dutiful household servant, handling chores such as cooking and laundry. However, his fate took a sudden turn. While preparing dinner, his wife unexpectedly appeared with divorce papers, claiming she had found a more useful man. After signing the divorce papers, Benjamin deliberately cut his ring finger, allowing the blood to flow under his family's heirloom ring. At that moment, a magical doorway to knowledge opened within him. Instantly, medical expertise, martial arts, engineering skills, alchemy, and a myriad of other talents flooded his mind. While he was still reeling from the shock, several men in suits emerged from an SUV and approached him with a shout, "Young Master, you're back!"

In a world where celestial artifacts bestow immense powers upon their wielders, a daring group of thieves sets their sights on an artifact said to grant the power of creation itself—the Celestial Nexus. With the fate of the realms hanging in the balance, the thieves must outwit powerful guardians and cunning adversaries while facing their own past mistakes. Each member of the team has their motivations and secrets, and as the heist unfolds, loyalties are tested, alliances shift, and unexpected alliances are formed. The core struggle becomes not only about stealing the artifact but also about whether the team can resist the temptation of wielding such unimaginable power.

Ellen·Willmott, The Surtr, the fire giant who destroyed the Norse gods in prophecy, and in reality MC did destroy all enemies who tried to covet his country. Ellen hangs their burning bones on the enemy's landmark building, the Statue of Justice, to warn the entire world not to try to invade the country he guards. After completing the last battle and killing almost all enemy leaders, Ellen took the initiative to leave the frontier. Came to Kester City and enjoyed his love. So Ellen hid his identity and became an ordinary white-collar worker in Kestor City, washing dishes and doing odd jobs after work. Earn money for his wife. But his life collapsed upside down when his wife divorced him. He became CEO and have powers of fire.

Scot has been struggling in his marriage to Tarius' daughter, Jane. His wife and in-laws has made him feel small and unworthy, constantly belittling him. In a moment of desperation, Scot takes a job from his close friend, but after a week of serving as a cleaner at the company, he discovers that his wife has been cheating on him with his friend. Scot is outraged and feel betrayed by everyone around him. He has no support, and instead, they insult him for remaining faithful to his wife and trusting her. But little did Scot know his new-found fortune would come with a dark twist. As he basked in the riches that now surrounded him, a question lingered in the back of his mind: At what cost did this fortune come? What price would he have to pay for his new life? Could he really trust those who had wronged him, even as they pleaded for forgiveness? And could he truly be happy, knowing what he had learned about his wife and his friend?

In the eerie Land of the Dead, its inhabitants fall victim to unseen horrors that lurk in the shadows. Mr. Collins is a respected doctor and teacher who takes his students on adventures deep in the forest. They didn't know that their journey would lead them into a nightmare. In an unexpected event, Mr. Collins underwent a horrific transformation and became a ruthless killer. Stranded in the forest without knowing how to return home, the students find themselves murdered with no way of escape. Every step they take is now a struggle for survival, as they must navigate the treacherous forest while evading their former mentor who had turned to a predator. But as the darkness envelops them, the question remains: will anyone make it out alive?

"You loser, you've got 10 days to find Clara. 10 f**cking days. And if you don't, you'll rot in jail and I will make sure my daughter gets you divorced!" ********* In a race against time, Nathan Wade, a modest cop and an in-law to the opulent Kensington family, must find his kidnapped daughter within 10 days or risk losing everything, including his wife. But what if Clara's abduction was a scheme to eliminate Nathan Wade because he was worthless? What if Amanda never loved Nathan but had been a betrayer, cheating on him? To find out the dark truth, Nathan Wade would finally have to take the last choice he has left. To embrace his birthright as the first son of his father's multibillion dollar company, even if it meant going back to dark, ugly pasts. It was time to rise from trash to cash!

In a mysterious realm known as Kodoku, Alayn, a gloomy university student, finds himself on a train filled with passengers who had all experienced a strange dream of darkness. Guided by a sweet voice, they enter an underground passage and emerge in a chamber with a pulsating platform. The voice reveals them as chosen ones with an unimaginable destiny and beckons them to descend further into the abyss. As they journey deeper, Alayn befriends Neo and together they encounter a captivating goddess-like figure who unveils the true purpose of their presence in this enigmatic realm. They just have to kill each other. Using their new found abilities. Welcome to the game of Kodoku.

To the vast majority, the concept and understanding of death was not very welcoming. To them, death was the end of life, the power to destroy life and the end and destruction of all hope and happiness. To those who had given up on life, it was like the first rain of the year; A kind shower that ended the heat and suffering of their miserable life. But to the Quinn Family, death was none of these. Their understanding of death was a whole new definition, and wasn't something that the ordinary man would easily come to terms with. To the Quinn's death meant transcending to a whole new world, they didn't fear death like the rest did, rather they accepted it and sometimes called onto the Angel of death to heed to them. To the Quinn Family, transcending to a higher being was the purpose of living and this had driven the family into different acts that the society strictly abhorred. Everything concerning the Quinn's was termed evil to the extent that they word evil had been replaced by Quinn in their town